The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-24
MR.. BEECHER's DEATH.

MR.. BEECHER'S DEATH. ~
Henry Ward Beecher Passes Painlessly Away,
According to His Wish Repeatedly Expressed. .
Mr.. Beecher died on Tuesday morning
ly. DR.. Searle makes the following state
ment in regard to the Observation-Disclosures
last hours: 49, 100 IL. w.
Mr.. Beecher began to fail decidedly at
8 O'Clock this morning; respiration rapid.
At q o'clock the family was summoned.
Death came slowly and stealthily. Respira.
tion became faster, until sixty a minute
was reached. The pulse was variable, often
reaching lao. He still remained in the
same condition except breathing. His eyes
were closed, and he was entirely uncon.
scious. The motions Of the right arm be.
came less frequent, and were finally stopped
almost entirely. About 8 o'clock in the
morning we could detect the first
symptoms Of immediate death. His pulse
ran up still higher, fickered and fuctuat-
ed until 1928, two minutes before his
at the wrist, SO faint that it could hardly
be detected. and then stopped altogether.
There was a rattling in his throat, pain.
full to those around him, but unfelt by
him. owing to the failure OF the nerve cen.
ter OF the respiratory organs, together
with the failure OF the hearts action. His
death which came at $50, was very easy,
as painless if not pleasant as death from
suffocation or drowning is said TO be. p
In accordance with an agreement made
many years ago between Mr.. Beecher and
DR.. c. II. Hall that whoever died first the
other should o~fficiate at the funeral, DR..
c. H. Hal will perform the ceremony. A
Plymouth church committee to take charge
OF the funeral arrangements has been ap-
pointed as follows: John T. Howard, s.
V. White, Thomas J. Filney, Prof. Rossi-
ter, Raymond and Augustus storrs. The
following details OF the arrangements for
the funeral are given to the press.
The services from the beginning will be
under the direction of the Rev. Charles II.
Hall of Holy Trinity church, who will Off
ciate at the house when the first services
take place on Thursday morning at $50
o'clock. At 1920 the remains will be es-
corted to the church by the Thirteenth
regiment, OF which Mr.. Beecher was chap.
company on account Of it's members be.
ing attendants Of Plymouth church
will act as guard Of honor
until the remains are finally trans
ferred to Greenwood cemetery, where they
will be placed in a receiving vault to wait
the final disposition which will be decid-
ed later. 1t has not been decided yet
whether the remains will be removed
Friday night or Saturday morning. The
funeral services will take place at 1890
Thursday morning at the church, Rev. Mr..
Hall officiating. There will be no pail
bearers. There will be no black drapery in
the church or house or will the family
wea mourning. Many times Mr.. Beecher
has said in his sermons: "Strcw flowers
on my grave, but let no heathenish prac-
tice prevail OF draping in black as a token
o. sorrow when a man has passed through
death to eternal life." The Sunday school
children of the Home, Bethel and Mayhow.
er schools, all connected with Plymouth
church, will attend in q body the church
at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The body
will lie in state in the church. The leading
clergymen from all parts of the country
will be present. It is the wish of the com.
mittee to have the remains in the church
until all the citizens OF Brooklyn shallhave
viewed the remains.
Among the hundreds who sent kilograms
and letters Of coincidence were President
Cleveland, George ". Curtis, Henry Irving,
and Allen Terry. The presidents telegram
reads: Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher: Accept
my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of your
bereavement, with the hope that comfort
may be v~onchsafed from the heavenly
source you know so well.
It is not intended that any examination
sutl 10 H!auo Oh Mr. DeeCner DRAIN Or
ganism. The assembly at Albany appoint.
ed a committee to attend the funeral, and
as q mark Of respect adjourned till the
next day. In the senate ~eulogies were pro-
nounced, resolutions adopted and
an adjournment taken. At a meet
ing of the board of officers of the Thir-
tenth regiment OF Brooklyn, of which
Mr.. Beecher was chaplain, it vas determin-
ed to offer a military escort at Mr.. Beech
o~so &o1-11 Nh ~IJo~~n~~ s p-~~11-x
held a special meeting tonight and passed
a resolution providing for draping the city
buildings and the closing of public Offices
O. the day of the funeral. The municipal
council of the Irish National league met to-
night and adopted a resolution expressive
OF regret at Mr.. Beecher's death and Of
grateful remembrance of his good works in
behalf of struggling Ireland. The Kings
County Democratic club passed appropri-
tions, military, social and political, have
taken similar action or have made prep
arations to do 30.
THE BEE HER FAMILY.
From an intimate friend of the Beecher
family. the following list OF members OF the
family is obtained:
Beecher, D.. D., Brooklyn, N. Y; Rev.
Charles Beecher. Wysox, Pa; Rev. Thorn.
as K. Beecher, Elmira. N. Y; William
Beecher, Chicago, Ill.,; Rev. George Buckin-
ham Beecher, (accidentlly shot a few years
ago); Mrs. Perkins, living with her son-in-
law, Rev. E. e, Hale. Boston; Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Hartford, Conn; Mrs: I. B.
Hooker, Hartford, Conn.,; Miss Catharine
Beecher, (died several years ago. 81.
Children-Col. Henry B. Beecher, insur-
ance, Brooklyn, has three daughters and
one son, H. W. Beecher, Jr.; Maj. William
c. Beecher, ex-assistant district attorney,
New York, lives in Brooklyn (has two
young daughters); Herbert F. Beecher,
United States treasury agent, Seattle,
WASH; Mrs. Rev. Samuel Scoville, Siam
ford, COM, has two daughters and three
sons. Mr.. Beecher has lost iour children,
all infants. ~
Gigantic Railroad Absorption. sa
The New York Tribune has a big sensa.
ton in the shape OF an almost positive
statement that the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail
road is to he sold to the Reading Railroad